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Though she won’t be the first woman to serve as a coach in the NBA — Lisa Boyer spent a season on the coaching staff of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the early 2000s — the ripples made by Hammon’s entrance into the pros will likely stretch further because of the team that hired her. The San Antonio Spurs are perhaps the most highly regarded franchise in the NBA, in part due to their historic record of success but also because of their forward-thinking front office, which has introduced any number of innovations to the entire league. Future Hall of Fame Head Coach Greg Popovich was the first coach to exploit the advantage of corner three pointers, a shot that is now routine across all 32 teams in the NBA, and the Spurs have been at the forefront of the NBA’s outreach to the nation’s growing Latino population. It doesn’t take much imagination to see other NBA teams looking at the Spurs’ newest hire as an opportunity to reach out to any number of talented, basketball-smart women to fill similar positions around the league.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 19:10:58 +0000

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